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March 29, 2019 In This Issue ESSEESSENGERNGER M Serving the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky since 1926 2 Monthly Holy Hour for reparation 2 April is Child Abuse Prevention Month Diocesan Code of Conduct 2 Deanery Lenten confessions 2 Modern-day Knights Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre (above left) Bishop Roger Foys with the 2019 Pro-Life Essay Contest first-place winner, Isabelle Cook. (above) Bishop Foys distributed awards to the top 20 finalists at the annual Pro-Life Essay Banquet March 22. (above right) Faye Roch, director, Pro-Life Office, and Kendra McGuire, 3 Series on the Eucharist assistant superintendent of Schools, welcomed and addressed banquet attendees. (right) High How to receive this gift school representative who are former pro-life essay finalists read excerpts of the finalists’ essays. (below) Bishop Foys with the Pro-Life Essay Contest finalists. Also pictured with the awardees (from left) Mrs. Roch; Father Ryan Maher and Father Daniel Schomaker, vicars 3 Diocesan Parish Annual general; Father Joseph Shelton, assistant to the bishop; and Mrs. McGuire. Appeal Pledging and paying online 6 CRS Rice Bowl — Stories of Hope Encounter Kumba 7 Diocesan Academic Showcase Moving? Wrong address? Cooley photos Call the circulation desk, (859) 392-1570 Pro-Life Essay Contest winners callonothers to build Bishop’s Schedule . .3 up cultureoflife through love and respect Commentary . .4 David Cooley Bishop Foys, who added to the amount of each scholarship. A total Associate Editor of 14 elementary schools were represented at the banquet. People and Events . .8 The annual diocesan eighth-grade Pro-Life Essay Banquet, host- “With great assistance from their teachers, the students rose to Saint Snippet . .9 ed by the diocesan Pro-Life Office, was held March 21 at Bishop the challenge and, again this year, the essays we received were VIRTUS . .11 Howard Memorial Auditorium, Covington. Bishop Roger Foys dis- beyond our expectations, ” said Faye Roch, director, Pro-Life Office. Classifieds . .12 tributed awards to the top 20 finalists. The top three finalists were “By participating in this essay contest our students not only Entertainment . .14 awarded scholarships courtesy of the Knights of Columbus and (Continued on page 13) Shopper’s Guide . .14 News Briefs . .15 Bishop Foystoordain Jordan Hainseytothe Missed an edition? Current and back transitional diaconate issues of the Messenger are available David Cooley online at covdio.org/messenger. Associate Editor 9 Jordan Hainsey is preparing for his ordination to the diaconate, With praise and thanksgiving which will take place at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, April 13. In reality, Mr. Hainsey has been preparing for this to Almighty God, for a long, long time. He is the only child of Raymond and Denise the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington requests the honor of your presence at the ordination to the Diaconate of Jordan Hainsey Jordan Mark Hainsey Age: 30 Seminary: St. Vincent Seminary, through the power of the Holy Spirit Latrobe, Penn. and the imposition of hands Date entered seminary: 2015 by the Most Rev. Roger J. Foys, D.D. Bishop of Covington Saturday, APRIL 13, 10 a.m. Hainsey and he says that his family has Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, been the biggest influence on his journey toward priesthood. Covington “I grew up ELCA Lutheran, very Everyone is invited to attend. active in the church, but there was always a tug at my heart toward the Catholic Church,” he said. “I wasn’t your A reception will follow normal kid. As a child, I dragged my parents to Fatima devotions at the at Bishop Howard Memorial Auditorium, local Franciscan Monastery, watched EWTN for hours on end, and had Diocesan Curia Building, Covington an altar with all the accouterments in the family room. Likewise, my (Continued on page 11) 2 March 29, 2019 Messenger Cooley photos Holy Hour for reparation Bishop Roger Foys, the priests of the diocese, men and women religious, and many lay faithful gathered, March 21, at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, Covington, for the monthly Holy Hour praying for reparation for the sexual abuse of minors, especially by clergy in the Church. These Holy Hours began in October and are scheduled for an entire year, typically, on the Third Thursday of each month. Anyone who would like to join Bishop Foys and the diocesan clergy in praying for the victims of sexual abuse and for priests at the Holy Hours are welcome. The next Holy Hour will be Thursday, May 16. minor/vulnerable adult. Child abuse prevention—Codeof Conduct 7. Never engage in physical discipline for behavior manage- establishes basics for adult behavior ment of minors/vulnerable adults. No form of physical dis- Margaret Schack I possess to provide a safe environment. cipline is acceptable. I will not Director, Diocesan Safe Environment Office To achieve this I will: use any discipline that frightens We are living in an age of exploding information. We can 1. Treat everyone with respect, loyalty, patience, or humiliates. hold in one hand a calendar for the day, a grocery list, GPS to integrity, courtesy, dignity and consideration. 8. Never give expensive or the next destination, music to entertain, traffic updates to 2. Make a deliberate effort to affirm the child who is inappropriate gifts that single avoid delay, weather report to dress comfortably, news to stay invisible and perceived as an outsider. out specific minors/vulnerable informed, and, unfortunately access to unhealthy, immoral, 3. Use positive reinforcement rather than criticism, adults. addictive, and sometimes downright treacherous invitations. competition or comparison. 9. Never introduce sexually This is the world in which we live. This is the world our young 4. Support my co-worker to attain the highest level explicit or pornographic topics, need to navigate to reach maturity. of Christian behavior. vocabulary, music, recording, We are guides for the young. It is our responsibility to be 5. Be attentive to the warning signs of abuse. films, games, websites, comput- informed, attentive and actively engaged in the lives of our 6. Report all inappropriate behavior and signs of er software or entertainment. young. Saying, “I trust my child” is not enough. We must abuse to the appropriate authority. 10. Never photograph or use make the journey to adulthood with them. We must create a I will: photos of minors or vulnerable adults without the explicit safe environment in which all of us are supported in living 1. Always use a team approach in dealing with minors and permission of their parents or guardian and the relevant healthy and happy lives as children of God. vulnerable adults. supervisor. Sacrifices are required to create a safe environment. 2. Never touch a minor/vulnerable adult in a sexual way 11. Never participate in chat rooms such as Facebook and Continuing education, background checks and a code of con- or other inappropriate manner. the like via personal electronic media with minors/vulnera- duct are basic. We call one another to a standard of conduct as 3. Never be alone with a minor/vulnerable adult in a resi- ble adults. “role models” to our young that gives our children parame- dence, rectory, sleeping facility, vehicle or in any isolated 12. Never post compromising, immature, inappropriate ters to grow and be safe, to know when to say “no,” to “tell,” to room. material on public sites where minors also have access. Once be respectful of themselves and those around them. This is 4. Never take an overnight trip alone with a minor/vulner- material is posted on a public site, I am aware that it is public our calling. May God be with us and bless us on our journey. able adult. Never lie in bed with a minor or vulnerable adult. information. Here is the diocese’s Code of Conduct to assist us on 5. Never participate in group activities for minors/vulner- 13. Send all regular electronic communication with our journey: able adults that do not have at least two supervising trained minors through a business address or through parents with As someone who ministers where minors/vulnerable adults present as well as an adequate number of supervising the communication monitored by more than one responsible adults are present in the Diocese of Covington, I will main- adults. adult. It is particularly important for coaches to have a moni- tain a professional role and be mindful of the trust and power 6. Never provide illegal drugs, alcohol or tobacco to a tored means of communication. Deanery Lenten Confessions/Adoration Cooley photos Covington Deanery Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre Friday, March 29, 12 p.m.–12 a.m., Members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem from both the Diocese of Covington and the St. Augustine Parish, Covington and Archdiocese of Cincinnati gathered March 22 at Our Lord Christ the King Church, Cincinnati, for Mass celebrated by Holy Spirit Parish, Newport Archbishop Dennis Schnurr. Following Mass the members enjoyed fellowship at an annual dinner. The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is one of the oldest organizations within the Roman Catholic Church and one of the Southeast Deanery most distinguished of papal orders that can be conferred on clergy and laity alike. It was founded during the First Crusade at the end of the Penance service: Thursday, April 4, 7 p.m., 11th Century and, today, has a worldwide membership of over 33,000 lay and clergy, governed through a definite hierarchy. At the top is the St. Patrick Parish, Maysville Cardinal Grand Master appointed directly by the pope to govern the order. Members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre make a life- Campbell County Deanery long commitment to keeping the faith alive and maintaining an active and viable Christian presence in the Holy Land.

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